The ISIS Military Waste Cleanup Program's 2002 Federal Facilities
Cleanup Workshop, "Empowering Community-Science Partnerships for
Effective Military and Nuclear Waste Cleanup," will take place at the
Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel on Oakland, California, June 7- 9,
2002 (the workshop program begins at 5:30 pm the evening of June 7).
Attendees will include community members from across the country who are
working on military cleanup issues; scientists working with communities
on mil cleanup issues; state and federal regulators and DoD/DoE
stakeholders; and our Youth Forum members, who will join the workshop
following their pre-conference program during the day on Friday, June 7.

Who Should Attend
This EPA-funded workshop is designed for all stakeholders in the cleanup
of military and nuclear waste sites, with a focus on the scientists,
technical advisors, and community members who work most closely on
military pollution. The conference will feature discussion and
presentations with community groups, academic scientists, regulators,
and technical advisors, as well as other interested parties. Attendance
is by application and is limited to 40 participants.

Workshop Agenda
The workshop combines keynote presentations, plenary discussion
sessions, and breakout sessions on current core issues in military and
nuclear waste cleanup. The workshop begins Friday, June 7, at 6:00 pm
and concludes on Sunday, June 9 at 3:30 pm. The ISIS MilWaste Youth
Forum 2002 will take place as a separate pre-workshop on Friday, June 7.
Please consult the agenda for details on the workshop schedule.

Goals of the Workshop
To create a forum for learning about existing community-science
partnerships that have improved cleanup efforts and make them known
nationally

Explore ways of strengthening the national network of stakeholders
involved in military waste cleanup Foster the creation of shared
language and alignment of efforts between scientists, advisors,
regulators, community members, and other stakeholders involved in the
cleanup effort

Create several new community-science connections as a result of the
conference

Assist community participants to come away with specific strategies
for introducing more community-responsive science and technology
assistance into their cleanup efforts

Sponsor a strong voice for our privately funded June 7th Youth
Forum participants to express their viewpoints, issues, and needs

Address current issues of concern in nuclear and military cleanup,
including nuclear transport, use of innovative technologies,
multiple-chemical human health effects, community acceptance criteria,
culturally-based risk assessment, and others.

Guidelines for the Meeting
ISIS is dedicated to working across boundaries to discover and build
the new knowledge and networks needed to resolve the difficult
environmental and social problems we face. ISIS's projects incorporate
reflection on our actions; observing and learning from the best
practices of others; and collaborating with those who demonstrate
ethical and progressive values in their work. At this June workshop, we
ask that you join us in following these guidelines:

Respect for others: Respect means treating every human being as equal,
incorporating elements of learning from others and seeing the
value in others' actions. Respect is honoring culture and tradition.

Equity: This principle involves sharing resources with the community and
the network, and ensuring that all affected communities have an
opportunity to be heard and listened to. Achieving equity means that
the best science and remediation technologies are available to and being
used in every community affected by military pollution. Promoting equity
means developing peer-based relationships between communities and
scientists, so that there is a common language and shared goals.

Empowerment: The Community-Science Partnership (COSP) network
aims to transfer expertise into the community so that communities can
deal directly with environmental health hazards. This involves linking
community members with scientists and technical experts who can assist
in understanding and influencing the cleanup process and the toxins
being addressed, and who are willling to transfer knowledge to the
community as part of their involvement.

For further information, detailed agenda, and application for the
Workshop, please visit our Workshop website:

The Military Waste Cleanup Project currently works at Westover Air
Reserve Base, and serves its Restoration Advisory Board. MilWaste Project pages for national efforts are
historical and archival.